Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls

[HeadofVecna]

With a shrug Xuuvosic pulls out a wand and peppers the Barghest with a couple of pulses of force. As Ris-Janna reappears the demon Choker sends to her, <<Don't be disoriented baby-girl. I just nudged you forward in time to keep your shit from being cut in half.>>, then to Ovorix, <<Grab the pit and get the fuck away from the Barghest.>>, to Raoul, <<Hell yes its personal! I'm gonna feed this motherfucker his own balls.>> and to all <<KO'ed and bleeding out is better than making the fucksack all the way dead. But for shit sake don't hold back.>>[spoiler]UMD, Magic Missile damage (1d20+15=26, 2d4+2=6)[/spoiler]

After grabbing the (folded right?) pit Ovorix flies up and toward Cade (J/K 8/9 25' up). Siphsis continues plinking. [spoiler]Siphsis attack rolls 1d20+13=29, 1d20+13=33, 1d20+8=13 and damage rolls 1d8+3=9, 1d8+3=4, 1d8+3=11. Bah two hits no damage, yes?[/spoiler]
And Oggug, Oaxxool and Shlurshech continue the magical barrage, the Cloakers circling to moan down at a 45 degree angle, catching the Barghest at the edge of their range. [spoiler]Hold Monster at DC's 15, 18, and 18. Oaxool at G/H 10/11 and Oggug at R/S 10/11[/spoiler]

[Kuroimaken]

Raoul's mouth shot up with blood at the vicious strike from the barghest. He struggled to keep his footing for a moment, and then a simple word escaped his lips.

"No."

Eerily, his shoulders slumped forward as his body started floating upwards. His voice began mumbling for a few moments, before rising clearly.

"We're here to save the world. You speak of ending our lives? DON'T FUCK WITH ME!!"

Still he rose, as an ominous aura crackled along his body.

"We're the heroes in this story. If we find an enemy, we trash it! If there's a wall, we tear it down! Against the most horrible odds, our combined might shall be as a lance that pierces the heavens!"

Finally, his head, hung amid his shoulders, leaned upward as his face flared alive, his gaze alight with dark energy even as he sputtered blood through his teeth.

"WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE!?"

And then this big, sludgy mess erupted all around the barghest.

[spoiler]Using Versatile Spellcaster to burn two 3rd-level slots into a 4th-level spell, Caustic Mire, centered on the barghest. WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE?! (1d100=10) Say Phaedrus, wanna review that Wild Magic stuff? Doesn't seem to be affecting me.  [/spoiler]

[PhaedrusXY]

At the sight of the cloaker picking up the cloth-like pit, the barghest screams "Noooooooo!" He swings his massive polearm at the cloaker, but it passes harmlessly through a false image.
[spoiler]He couldn't reach the pit to pick it up himself, but his weapon can reach it and anyone who is grabbing it. He takes one AoO, and then continues his own turn.
We'll say 1 is the "real guy" for Mirror Image, so no matter how many images, it's always the same one to hit the real one.
1d7=5
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Then he is pelted with arrows, bolts of energy, and other magical assaults, but he shrugs them all off and screams in rage and continues his assault on the cloaker who is abducting his "pack".
[spoiler]Saving throws: 1d20+14=28, 1d20+14=28, 1d20+14=34

1d6=3
1d5=2
1d4=1
Still 4 images left.

Last attack roll 1d20+19=35
damage 2d6+17=23[/spoiler]His last attack manages to draw blood, and all the images reel from the blow.


Cade's turn, then Ris-Janna's. A 5' step will bring Cade within full attack range of the barghest. Then Raoul, and Marlowe.

[VennDygrem]

Cade slips forward a bit once again, carefully positioning himself for attack against the barghest though maintaining his overall stance. His first strike is aimed at removing the creature's weapon, that thing which has been giving the barghest leverage against his comrades. Following up on that, he plunges his hand forward at the creature three more times, hoping to simply take the creature down. In the middle of the barrage, Cade strikes most precisely, bypassing the barghest's considerable defenses.
[spoiler]
--edit--
forgot to mention I'm activating Drunken Serpent Fist as a swift action again, though I alluded to it above. Done.
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Disarm attempt:
1d20(13)+15=28 vs. [10 + Barghest's attack modifiers w/ weapon +4 if held in two hands]

3 attacks:
1d20(19)+5=34
1d20(20)+10=30 [crit]
1d20(15)+10=25

critical threat roll:
1d20(16)+10=26

Not sure what the target numbers are so not sure what the results are. I got at least one hit in, even if it doesn't result in a crit. If it did, this could be all over finally.

I'll roll damage when Phaedrus confirms any results.
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[Kuroimaken]

[spoiler]Since I got ahead of myself a little bit, my last post would be my action in this turn, so I should prolly be skipped.[/spoiler]

[PhaedrusXY]

[spoiler]Ok... the barghest's disarm modifier is +28...
and he has the Edge against you... so your failed disarm attempt provokes an AoO.
And... you got lucky. 1d20+24=26

No crit, but go ahead and roll damage twice as your first attack also hit.

And yeah. Raoul's previously described action will take place after Ris-Janna's and Cade's.[/spoiler]In its rage, the wolf-beast easily holds onto its weapon, but swings wide when it tries to counter-attack. Then the demon-monk's hands puncture it's side twice more, and it howls in pain.

[VennDygrem]

[spoiler]5d6+17=33
5d6+17=28

Total damage = 61
Don't forget though that he loses another 4 points of con and must make two fort saves to avoid getting stunned (DC 18)... assuming he's still up.

Would I technically have gotten my own AoO against him since he attacked me, or are you trying to avoid drawn-out AoO loops? If I managed to trip him maybe that last attack would have hit as well. [/spoiler]

[PhaedrusXY]

The beast's wounds are too great, and it falls to the ground in a puddle of it's own blood. It is still breathing, but the life is flowing out of it quickly.

[spoiler]If/when you guys search the bodies, you find a Badge of Valor, two wands of CLW (one has 23 charges, and the other 27), a large magic guisarme, Gloves of Dex, Belt of Con, large composite magic bow (made for 20 str, 140' range inc.) with a least weapon crystal of returning attached to it, and a large magic chain shirt.[/spoiler]

And... I guess we can go back to the other thread, unless there are things specific to this combat that you want to clear up.

[VennDygrem]

[spoiler]Are the bards dead yet?[/spoiler]

[PhaedrusXY]

[spoiler]Are the bards dead yet?[/spoiler]

[spoiler]Oh yeah... forgot about them.  No, they're still alive. Actually, I think some of the worgs and fighters were still alive, but in the negatives, also... if you guys wanted to save them or something...[/spoiler]

[Kuroimaken]

[spoiler]Raoul will dismiss the Caustic Mire effect, or failing that, dispel it.[/spoiler]

[PhaedrusXY]

[spoiler]Raoul will dismiss the Caustic Mire effect, or failing that, dispel it.[/spoiler]

[spoiler]I don't think he actually ever got to cast it. The barghest was dead before his actual turn came around. Since you can speak out of turn, he could have said the stuff from your post, though.[/spoiler]

[Kuroimaken]

[spoiler]Raoul will dismiss the Caustic Mire effect, or failing that, dispel it.[/spoiler]

[spoiler]I don't think he actually ever got to cast it. The barghest was dead before his actual turn came around. Since you can speak out of turn, he could have said the stuff from your post, though.[/spoiler]

[spoiler]Consider it said.[/spoiler]